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>> i think it probably helps rick santorum. negative advertising, unfortunately, is used because it works. some of that money is going to stick to mitt romney, whether it is deserved or not. it also hurts the people who are throwing it. i think that mitt romney is being hurt by this. santorum is going to be the beneficiary. >> mitt romney will not benefit? social conservatives will not see this as a ganging up on him? they will not rally to him? >> some social conservatives are supporting him. he got 14% of the evangelical vote in iowa. he is getting a significant number of evangelical votes in south carolina. i know evangelicals who are supporting him. a very capable speech writer for george w. bush is a strong romney supporter. there are numerous people who are supporting him. it is not as if he is rudy guiliani. >> how do you define a social conservative? you keep saying there are three social conservative is standing. romney is not in that category. why is he not? >> there are doubts about how real and deep his pro-wide sta
>> i think it probably helps rick santorum. negative advertising, unfortunately, is used because it works. some of that money is going to stick to mitt romney, whether it is deserved or not. it also hurts the people who are throwing it. i think that mitt romney is being hurt by this. santorum is going to be the beneficiary. >> mitt romney will not benefit? social conservatives will not see this as a ganging up on him? they will not rally to him? >> some social conservatives...
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by then, you had people who were emotionally committed to committedand santorum. -- gingrich and santorum. we had to let it play out. the best case scenario would be that the voters of south carolina would give us some clear direction as to where they would have us go by how they cast their votes in the south carolina primary. >> with 25 delegates at the state, go ahead. >> i wanted to ask you if so so conservatives will be encouraging republicans in the field to drop out of the race or whether those conversations of our party been happening in order to unify -- have already been happening in order to unify around one of the candidates? >> they have been happening. there have been lots of conference calls and there have been approaches to various candidates about it not working out. staying is harming the conservative cause, how about considering dropping out? and putting your strings behind one of the strong versos the conservatives. you understand that the candidates are not terribly preceptive -- receptive. as time goes on, and as funding goes down, they may become more receptive. >> >
by then, you had people who were emotionally committed to committedand santorum. -- gingrich and santorum. we had to let it play out. the best case scenario would be that the voters of south carolina would give us some clear direction as to where they would have us go by how they cast their votes in the south carolina primary. >> with 25 delegates at the state, go ahead. >> i wanted to ask you if so so conservatives will be encouraging republicans in the field to drop out of the...
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prok santorum brought for back. mitt romney is just a businessman and basically did everything he could for his stockholders. he would do the same for this country, sell it out in a heartbeat. ron paul is the only one who says anything i really agree with. that is, we should not be agitating iran with the sanctions and we should get out of the war in afghanistan. that is the only thing that makes any sense at all. host: are you going to participate in the caucuses? caller: i'm thinking about going to the democratic caucuses. host: why would you do that? caller: so i can hear what obama has to say. host: robert is a democrat in davenport, iowa. caller: i just wanted to say that i will be at the caucuses in davenport, iowa. i was wanting to make a comment yesterday. the governor of iowa was on yesterday and he kept making statements how well canada was doing as far as being able to have jobs and so forth. canada has national health insurance. he and all the rest of the republicans are fighting so against that. the oth
prok santorum brought for back. mitt romney is just a businessman and basically did everything he could for his stockholders. he would do the same for this country, sell it out in a heartbeat. ron paul is the only one who says anything i really agree with. that is, we should not be agitating iran with the sanctions and we should get out of the war in afghanistan. that is the only thing that makes any sense at all. host: are you going to participate in the caucuses? caller: i'm thinking about...
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eastern and rick santorum p.m. -- rick santorum at 7:30 p.m. then a preview in 45 minutes of this new hampshire primary with this new hampshire primary with the executive direct
eastern and rick santorum p.m. -- rick santorum at 7:30 p.m. then a preview in 45 minutes of this new hampshire primary with this new hampshire primary with the executive direct
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rick santorum was there forever. as far as any questions to the economy or questions with regard to the jobs, mitt romney trumps santorum. romney voters -- people were interested in jobs. it is massachusetts, not mass of atusetts. host: good morning. caller: good morning. i have to tell you that first of all you, rob, and steve are just the best. your s're so fair. it has taken the democrats so long to talk about who this clown really is. host: keep going. caller: i cannot believe what is taking the democrats so long to say who this guy is. nobody cares if he is rich. it is way things about the poor. one quick comment. if you go back -- i've watched c-span since its inception. at the beginning of the iraq war, there was a soldier who was killed, a black gentlemen. his father came on c-span and said he was against this war. george w. bush shot that man down. the last person who was killed in iraq was also a black gentlemen. john kerry said who would be the last person to die in iraq. it would be fantastic if c-span ha
rick santorum was there forever. as far as any questions to the economy or questions with regard to the jobs, mitt romney trumps santorum. romney voters -- people were interested in jobs. it is massachusetts, not mass of atusetts. host: good morning. caller: good morning. i have to tell you that first of all you, rob, and steve are just the best. your s're so fair. it has taken the democrats so long to talk about who this clown really is. host: keep going. caller: i cannot believe what is...
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rick santorum is surging in the race. he is a favorite among cultural conservatives. >> he said that in an interview on cnn. ron paul, a libertarian leaning texas congressman who romney said is outside the g.o.p. mainstream countered that he is a fringe candidate in an interview from his home state where he was spending the weekend. i am electable, elected 12 times in texas when people get to know me. that again from the "associated press" today. live coverage, part of the road could the white house coverage here on espn. we're told candidate gingrich is just a couple of minutes away. you can follow all of the campaign information, we have it all for you on our website, c-span.org. >> and as we wait for mr. gingrich to arrive, let's look at what some of the presidential candidates said as they made their rounds to the sunday talk shows. their predictions for tuesday's iowa caucuses and the reaction. >> the candidate who i'm sitting with has the hot hand in iowa, romney paul lead, santorum closes in. we just talked about i
rick santorum is surging in the race. he is a favorite among cultural conservatives. >> he said that in an interview on cnn. ron paul, a libertarian leaning texas congressman who romney said is outside the g.o.p. mainstream countered that he is a fringe candidate in an interview from his home state where he was spending the weekend. i am electable, elected 12 times in texas when people get to know me. that again from the "associated press" today. live coverage, part of the road...
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stand up and ask your caucus goers for help for rick santorum. stand up and walk around that caucus and campaign for me. about one-third of the people showing up to that caucus, we have been told, will be undecided. help them decide. if you want to make a difference here in iowa, you can do what i once do best. ignore what the pundit class -- you can do what iowans do best. we need to be principals to win. [applause] send a message from the heartland. do what i would does, which is to make sure that the conservatives, one with a record of accomplishment, not just political, but also getting things done in washington, d.c. we have journalists here from all over the country and all over the world. we will not just send a message to iowa, but the midwest, the republican party, and the country and the world. iowa, the state that will know the candidates better than any other. do you believe is the best person to lead this country. i hope you tuesday. -- i hope that you choose me. thank you very, very much. i appreciate it. [applause] i am going to go
stand up and ask your caucus goers for help for rick santorum. stand up and walk around that caucus and campaign for me. about one-third of the people showing up to that caucus, we have been told, will be undecided. help them decide. if you want to make a difference here in iowa, you can do what i once do best. ignore what the pundit class -- you can do what iowans do best. we need to be principals to win. [applause] send a message from the heartland. do what i would does, which is to make sure...
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i think santorum is rising. i do not think ron paul will get the eye when nomination -- get the iowa nomination. do not worry about it. i do not think he will. host: have you met with any of the candidates? and you got a feel for what they are talking about? caller: i have not. i own a business and have not been able to get to any of them, unfortunately. i watch them on tv and listen on the radio. i get on line and read. the other thing i wanted to tell you is that my husband and i -- we are taking surveys. him and i, we have a little different ideals. they're calling the same town and getting teed of different answers depending on who they are calling, if you understand what i am saying. host: this is a tweet from earlier. she asked how many supporters are not voting for michele bachmann because she is a female. do you get a feel for that? >> we are going to take you back live again to waterloo, iowa. we're standing outside of lj's neighborhood bar & grill in waterloo. we understand former house speaker gingric
i think santorum is rising. i do not think ron paul will get the eye when nomination -- get the iowa nomination. do not worry about it. i do not think he will. host: have you met with any of the candidates? and you got a feel for what they are talking about? caller: i have not. i own a business and have not been able to get to any of them, unfortunately. i watch them on tv and listen on the radio. i get on line and read. the other thing i wanted to tell you is that my husband and i -- we are...
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rick santorum. he is rock-solid on values issues, a favorite of the tea party for fighting corruption, more foreign policy credentials than any other candidates. his jobs plan will make america an economic superpower again. a trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back america. host: we are talking about the final poll that came out this weekend. you will be able to see caucus coverage on c-span. go to our website for all the details. our next call comes from the ventura, iowa. caller: i have listened to read santorum on the radio four years. -- rick santorum on the radio for years. i am gone to caucus for him. my husband has been getting some calls on his stand on gun control. host: were you able to see our coverage of santorum? were you able to see some of that coverage earlier this morning? caller: i saw some of its and i did not see anything about the uncontrolled. host: he did mention that he is a card-carrying member of the in irnra. does that help you make your decision? ca
rick santorum. he is rock-solid on values issues, a favorite of the tea party for fighting corruption, more foreign policy credentials than any other candidates. his jobs plan will make america an economic superpower again. a trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back america. host: we are talking about the final poll that came out this weekend. you will be able to see caucus coverage on c-span. go to our website for all the details. our next call comes from the ventura,...
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santorum was strong. perry was great. newt, i don't know -- you couldn't get the one on one interaction and they were trying to speak to so many people at once. newt is not out of the picture for me but i would like to think about this a little bit more. >> we will get to your phone calls. we continue to live coverage here from waterloo, iowa. >> the c-span coverage is great and you know i am strongly for romney, the greatest president in history. he has the big momentum and he will get it and be the greatest president in history. >> a viewer from stanford, virginia. >> i am from stafford, virginia. i just wanted to say -- that i think ron paul will win on tuesday. i would suggest him as a candidate. i would strongly recommend him. >> we will cover him live tomorrow. we will also cover mitt romney. and michelle bachmann will be here in one of her final appearances. caucases are underway -- and k,et wyork, ow yor, outside of albany. >> i would finally -- i would probably support ron paul, because he is serious on cutting t
santorum was strong. perry was great. newt, i don't know -- you couldn't get the one on one interaction and they were trying to speak to so many people at once. newt is not out of the picture for me but i would like to think about this a little bit more. >> we will get to your phone calls. we continue to live coverage here from waterloo, iowa. >> the c-span coverage is great and you know i am strongly for romney, the greatest president in history. he has the big momentum and he will...
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people say why are you voting for rick santorum? it is about having a conservative in their who we know we can trust to do the nation's most important business. most important for me, the two biggest reasons or my children. i believe we need to leave the country for our kids and grandchildren that is stronger and more free than the country that was left to us. the only person who is going to do that for us is senator rick santorum. without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to introduce you to the next president of the united states, senator rick santorum. [applause] >> here we go. i don't want to hit my head. hello, everybody. how are we doing? how about that? no, that is not working. is that better? thank you all very much. one of my favorite authors is a great conservative who talks about the real challenge is that america has in defending freedom. i know he does a lot of commentary on radio and television. he drove his whole family from chicago to come here to campaign for us here in iowa. i want to thank brad for b
people say why are you voting for rick santorum? it is about having a conservative in their who we know we can trust to do the nation's most important business. most important for me, the two biggest reasons or my children. i believe we need to leave the country for our kids and grandchildren that is stronger and more free than the country that was left to us. the only person who is going to do that for us is senator rick santorum. without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to...
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. -- senator rick santorum. [applause] >> here we go. i don't want to hit my head. hello, everybody. how are we doing? how about that? no, that is not working. is that better? thank you all very much. one of my favorite authors is a great conservative who talks about the real challenge is that america has in defending freedom. i know he does a lot of commentary on radio and television. he drove his whole family from chicago to come here to campaign for us here in iowa. i want to thank brad for being here. when we were sitting here at 3% in the polls, there were not a lot of people coming up and saying i want to help you because i believe in you. one person did. that was met shultz -- matt shultz. i worked with him a little bit on his campaign for secretary of state. i just found him to be one of the real, solid, salt of the earth conservatives. he is already a leader in iowa and will be of future leader of iowa. he has spent the last three days with me. i want to give a special shot out to him. thank you very mu
. -- senator rick santorum. [applause] >> here we go. i don't want to hit my head. hello, everybody. how are we doing? how about that? no, that is not working. is that better? thank you all very much. one of my favorite authors is a great conservative who talks about the real challenge is that america has in defending freedom. i know he does a lot of commentary on radio and television. he drove his whole family from chicago to come here to campaign for us here in iowa. i want to thank...
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for the santorum campaign. >> thank you. [applause] and thank you all for coming out. it is a cold evening out there, but it is very warm in here. we have a lot of good new hampshire people here who are getting ready for the new hampshire primary. the new hampshire primary has been a long tradition. some of us have been involved in it for more years than we care to remember. remember the days of jack kennedy? we remember the days of ronald reagan. [applause] we remember the days of george h. w. bush. and we remember w. going through the snows of new hampshire. some of us remember bob dole. john mccain. [applause] we have had a lot of good republican candidates come through new hampshire. and it is nice to follow that kind of tradition with the candidates we have today. and i want to thank you all for taking the time out, because i am sure right now you could be doing a lot of other things besides sitting here, listening to another politician. but it is very important that we do that. this is a very critical election in the h
for the santorum campaign. >> thank you. [applause] and thank you all for coming out. it is a cold evening out there, but it is very warm in here. we have a lot of good new hampshire people here who are getting ready for the new hampshire primary. the new hampshire primary has been a long tradition. some of us have been involved in it for more years than we care to remember. remember the days of jack kennedy? we remember the days of ronald reagan. [applause] we remember the days of george...
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here is rick santorum. santorum. here is ron paul. >> here is newt. >> i have newt right here. >> what about mitt romney? here is mitt romney. >> what about rick perry? >> rick perry is right here. >> what about michele bachmann? >> here is more newt. where did newt go? >> here is perry. >> if you want to take that pile. the second time. make sure they are all there. count them. you understand what i am saying? [paper crinkling] [inaudible] >> ron paul. >> 37 bachmann, confirmed. >> i have 37 here. >> this is perry. [inaudible] >> all right. who would like to redo that. -- that? mmhmm. 37 for rick perry. okay. confirmed? >> that is. [inaudible] okay. >> 824 rick santorum. -- 82 for rick santorum. >> i got 51. >> 514 ron paul. it is confirmed. -- 51 for ron paul. it is confirmed. [inaudible] >> third count, sorry. >> yes. >> we want to confirm huntsman here. >> 1. >> and there you go. [paper crinkling] >> make sure there are not any on the floor. >> double check the floor. >> make it official. >> not sitting on any. >
here is rick santorum. santorum. here is ron paul. >> here is newt. >> i have newt right here. >> what about mitt romney? here is mitt romney. >> what about rick perry? >> rick perry is right here. >> what about michele bachmann? >> here is more newt. where did newt go? >> here is perry. >> if you want to take that pile. the second time. make sure they are all there. count them. you understand what i am saying? [paper crinkling] [inaudible]...
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host: he can also be a kingmaker, rick santorum. guest: you don't get to 1140 quick enough and in that sense, newt gingrich could make a difference of it gets to tampa. if you look at the arithmetic, it looks like mitt romney could very well have these numbers in hand by the end of the primaries on june 5. host: let's go back to the party rules. there are some changes from 2008 on the republican national committee rules. guest: originally, they looked at what happened in 2008 and how exciting that was and hillary clinton and barack obama, they could not stop talking about it. the republicans looked at that and said that would not be so bad for us. they set the example of this thing would be more protracted than has been. i think there is a lot of regret by the republic is that this thing could be over by now but by their own design, they have it set up so it has allowed santorum and gingrich to pick up delegates along the way even though they are not winning all the states. it is retracted until we get into the winner-take-all and t
host: he can also be a kingmaker, rick santorum. guest: you don't get to 1140 quick enough and in that sense, newt gingrich could make a difference of it gets to tampa. if you look at the arithmetic, it looks like mitt romney could very well have these numbers in hand by the end of the primaries on june 5. host: let's go back to the party rules. there are some changes from 2008 on the republican national committee rules. guest: originally, they looked at what happened in 2008 and how exciting...
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>> i believe it is called "campaign for santorum." >> if you type in rick santorum, what comes up first? >> at the moment, you would see his article and campaign site. you also see the campaign for santorum. it has a lot of links. google has decided that it matters. >> the wikipedian, you have to type in wikipedian.net. >> it is mine blog. i have run for a few years. i will continue doing it. >> we only have 10 seconds. will wikipedia be around in 10 years? >> almost certainly in 100 years. >> thank you. >> for a dvd copy of this program, called 1877-662-7726. for free transcripts, visit www.q-and-a.org. they're also available as a c- span podcast. >> this morning, a look at the republican presidential campaign in iowa and we will speak with the campaign chair for the brick barry campaign. after that, in discussion about the new gingrich campaign strategy in iowa. strategy in iowa.
>> i believe it is called "campaign for santorum." >> if you type in rick santorum, what comes up first? >> at the moment, you would see his article and campaign site. you also see the campaign for santorum. it has a lot of links. google has decided that it matters. >> the wikipedian, you have to type in wikipedian.net. >> it is mine blog. i have run for a few years. i will continue doing it. >> we only have 10 seconds. will wikipedia be around in...
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rick santorum was there forever. as far as any questions which should regarding the economy, any questions with regards to santorum.ey trump's the romney voters were all people who were interested in the economy and jobs. as far as the prior caller, it is massachusetts, not -- host: ohio, i did -- independent line. caller: i have to tell you first of all -- host: go ahead, we are listening. caller: i have to tell you, first of all, you, rob, and steve are the best. you are so fair. host: thank you. where do you think things are at with more legitimate romney? caller: i cannot believe it's along for democrats to -- i had muted by television but still had an echo. i cannot believe it is taking the democrats so long to talk about who this person is. he is the same guy who said that the house fall into foreclosure. nobody cares that he is rich. there are a lot of rich people. the fact is, what he thinks about the poor. let me make one quick comment because it took me 19 years to get through. if you go back -- i watched c
rick santorum was there forever. as far as any questions which should regarding the economy, any questions with regards to santorum.ey trump's the romney voters were all people who were interested in the economy and jobs. as far as the prior caller, it is massachusetts, not -- host: ohio, i did -- independent line. caller: i have to tell you first of all -- host: go ahead, we are listening. caller: i have to tell you, first of all, you, rob, and steve are the best. you are so fair. host: thank...
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daniel everett santorum, who -- and then you have rick santorum, who has a spending problem and lost in his own state. i don't see how people get the message that rick perry is more electable -- is not more electable? he hasnever appea -- never lost an election and has balanced several budgets. why is that message is not getting out? guest: thank you. the message has clearly gotten out to you. i appreciate the call and the comment. that is what this campaign has really been about. governor perry is the candidate, in our opinion, that can really bridge a lot of fish gaps -- issue gaps. he talked to both sides of the aisle. he has a great record of success. going forward as well. what we have tried to say is many candidates can stand up and talk about things. many candidates can say what they want to do. there's only one man on that stage that can not only lay out a broad vision but back in and out with success he has had in texas. his record in texas is second to none. not just in terms of job creation but a lot of fiscal and conservative issues. he has been fantastic. that record rea
daniel everett santorum, who -- and then you have rick santorum, who has a spending problem and lost in his own state. i don't see how people get the message that rick perry is more electable -- is not more electable? he hasnever appea -- never lost an election and has balanced several budgets. why is that message is not getting out? guest: thank you. the message has clearly gotten out to you. i appreciate the call and the comment. that is what this campaign has really been about. governor...
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. >> why rick santorum? >> he is a good guy, and he has stayed good the whole time. it was really hard. that was part of the reason why it took so long. i would be happy with any of them that we have here tonight. >> how many candidates have you seen here in the greater des moines area on the campaign trail? >> i have seen all but ron paul and michele bachmann. i have had a chance to sit down with new personally and have a conversation, and that really impressed me, what he had to say. i also had a chance to meet mitt romney and ask him a question. it helps you make the decision on who you are going to vote for. >> one interesting thing about tonight is this is the very beginning of the selection process, but note delegates will be selected until the state convention in june. >> but we are part of that process tonight. we choose people to go to the county convention can and on, so it does matter. we'll be here until the end of the night. >> thank you both for being here with us. >> as steve sculley mentioned
. >> why rick santorum? >> he is a good guy, and he has stayed good the whole time. it was really hard. that was part of the reason why it took so long. i would be happy with any of them that we have here tonight. >> how many candidates have you seen here in the greater des moines area on the campaign trail? >> i have seen all but ron paul and michele bachmann. i have had a chance to sit down with new personally and have a conversation, and that really impressed me, what...
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and so is santorum. and as far as the national debate is concerned, i see perhaps -- and i actually wrote on minute facebook page back in -- actually november of 2010 and i said, y'all should just stay home and watch it on television because you have no candidates that are even -- even, you know, any responsible or even have any credibility to run for the president of the united states. >> dianne calling us from julianne, california who says she's a clairvoyant, well known, and looking ahead to the outcome of the race. the article she was reading is this in the front page of the new york times. and we're on the jump page right here. santorum rose quickly from capitol hill reformer to gop insider. two quotes -- one is from terry modano, a long-time political scientist in pennsylvania based in franklin and marshall college who followed mr. santorum's career. said it to the paper, there was an evolution there, of santorum. quote, he went from someone who criticized the exercise of power and wanted reforms a
and so is santorum. and as far as the national debate is concerned, i see perhaps -- and i actually wrote on minute facebook page back in -- actually november of 2010 and i said, y'all should just stay home and watch it on television because you have no candidates that are even -- even, you know, any responsible or even have any credibility to run for the president of the united states. >> dianne calling us from julianne, california who says she's a clairvoyant, well known, and looking...
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people say why are you voting for rick santorum? it is about having a conservative in their who we know we can trust to do the nation's most important business. most important for me, the two biggest reasons or my children. i believe we need to leave the country for our kids and grandchildren that is stronger and more free than the country that was left to us. the only person who is going to do that for us is senator rick santorum. without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to introduce you to the next president of the united states, senator rick santorum. [applause] >> here we go. i don't want to hit my head. hello, everybody. how are we doing? how about that? no, that is not working. is that better? thank you all very much. one of my favorite authors is a great conservative who talks about the real challenge is that america has in defending freedom. i know he does a lot of commentary on radio and television. he drove his whole family from chicago to come here to campaign for us here in iowa. i want to thank brad for b
people say why are you voting for rick santorum? it is about having a conservative in their who we know we can trust to do the nation's most important business. most important for me, the two biggest reasons or my children. i believe we need to leave the country for our kids and grandchildren that is stronger and more free than the country that was left to us. the only person who is going to do that for us is senator rick santorum. without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to...
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"rick santorum was inconvenienced -- "rick santorum's inconvenient truths." we talked about how we would build a copy -- a country from the bottom up and we carry around our copy of the constitution. that got the tea party folks excited. we talked about the operator's manual of america being discarded by those in washington. i tried to bring to the battle what abraham lincoln brought to this battlefield back in 1863, november 19. he talked about this country being conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. he was quoting the declaration of independence. we talked about the declaration as the heart of american exceptionalism. we will never be a country that can go forward as a great and our book country unless we remember who we are -- great and powerful country unless we remember who we are. that is what our campaign was about -- what made as americans, how we built the country from the bottom up, how we could be successful in the future, how we must believe in ourselves and leave in the ability to go forward and do
"rick santorum was inconvenienced -- "rick santorum's inconvenient truths." we talked about how we would build a copy -- a country from the bottom up and we carry around our copy of the constitution. that got the tea party folks excited. we talked about the operator's manual of america being discarded by those in washington. i tried to bring to the battle what abraham lincoln brought to this battlefield back in 1863, november 19. he talked about this country being conceived in...
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there some areas were santorum has done well in ohio. santorum with 52% of the vote. born-again evangelical christians which are 45% of the total electorate, 47% backed santorum. there is no doubt that if you're not making a lot of money you're probably not going with romney. if you're passionate about your faith, you're not going with romney. that is a problem. they need this unity. the campaign wants people to start talking about this. they would get a buildup of coverage. they need to do something to get social conservatives to do this. >> there are very few things that met romney can do at this point to reach out to social conservatives that would not be seen as a total pander. now he has under pandered this time. one thing that i will say, i talked about this. there is a perception. mitt romney has benefited from having states with high mormon populations like nevada. we talked about this. there is a sense that there remain some leaners -- lingering biases against mormons. this is not going to be an ongoing issue. this is a key portion of the republican base. thi
there some areas were santorum has done well in ohio. santorum with 52% of the vote. born-again evangelical christians which are 45% of the total electorate, 47% backed santorum. there is no doubt that if you're not making a lot of money you're probably not going with romney. if you're passionate about your faith, you're not going with romney. that is a problem. they need this unity. the campaign wants people to start talking about this. they would get a buildup of coverage. they need to do...
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thank you for the santorum campaign. we were down in myrtle beach today and rick gave a fantastic speech this morning. everybody was on their feet. let me just say this to the crowd. we have had two primaries so far, right? the first one was in iowa. what did they say in iowa? they narrow the field. right? you are learning. in new hampshire, they say it is the first in the country, right? right. let me tell you something, ladies and gentlemen, in south carolina, we pick presidents. yeah, baby! i know the people in this race. we have some good people in this race. but, ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you something. we are at a crossroads in this nation. i left a group of national conservatives less weekend and the consensus was that we are in the line of the sand, we are at a point in time in this nation where we will restore to its greatness or we will lose it forever. this guy standing behind me is the guy that can restore this nation, ladies and gentlemen. yes, i will take that. c'mon. thank you. [applause] there is
thank you for the santorum campaign. we were down in myrtle beach today and rick gave a fantastic speech this morning. everybody was on their feet. let me just say this to the crowd. we have had two primaries so far, right? the first one was in iowa. what did they say in iowa? they narrow the field. right? you are learning. in new hampshire, they say it is the first in the country, right? right. let me tell you something, ladies and gentlemen, in south carolina, we pick presidents. yeah, baby!...
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. >> when i it comes to santorum, the polling day di-- data, the favorability for santorum is starting to dip in a lot of states, even state he is didn't win, he's had better favorability ratings than romney but for the first time we're seeing romney on top. what do we attribute this to as far as what you see when you're traveling with the campaign? why all of a sudden are people souring on santorum more than they did previously? >> it's really interesting because if you look at his events on the ground, you're not seeing that. i saw one of the best crowds i've ever seen for santorum yesterday on the illinois-iowa border where he had people, it felt like a church service. people were standing up, clap, responding to everything he said. while it's been evident in the polls, the crowds are as roaring as ever. i've been at rallies, seeing his testimony in churches, and it seems like people are still firmly, firmly true believers. >> we'll bat back -- get back to you juan in a. -- juana. but first we have we got this. what implication would it have if ron paul got out of the race? who woul
. >> when i it comes to santorum, the polling day di-- data, the favorability for santorum is starting to dip in a lot of states, even state he is didn't win, he's had better favorability ratings than romney but for the first time we're seeing romney on top. what do we attribute this to as far as what you see when you're traveling with the campaign? why all of a sudden are people souring on santorum more than they did previously? >> it's really interesting because if you look at his...
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yes, i believe, rick santorum is our man ♪ ♪ yes, i believe rick santorum is our man ♪ ♪ yes, rick santorum is our man ♪ ♪ ♪game on ♪ >> i guess we are singing it one more time. ♪ game on ♪ join the fight. we finally have a man who will stand for what is right. the and on. victory is in sight. we have a man who understands that god gave the bill of rights ♪ for our nation again. maybe the first time since we had ronald reagan. there will be justice for the unborn, factories for our shores where the constitution rules our land ♪ >> c-span's coverage continues. we lost the signal where rick santorum -- the winner in alabama and according to the results and mississippi, also currently ahead. rick santorum winning both states. in both of the states, mitt romney coming in third. here are the results right now with the associated press declaring rick santorum the winner with 35% of the vote. 30% 4 newt gingrich, 28% for mitt romney. in neighboring mississippi, 33% for rick santorum, a close second to newt gingrich at 31%. mitt romney at 30%. there are 50 delegates for state and al
yes, i believe, rick santorum is our man ♪ ♪ yes, i believe rick santorum is our man ♪ ♪ yes, rick santorum is our man ♪ ♪ ♪game on ♪ >> i guess we are singing it one more time. ♪ game on ♪ join the fight. we finally have a man who will stand for what is right. the and on. victory is in sight. we have a man who understands that god gave the bill of rights ♪ for our nation again. maybe the first time since we had ronald reagan. there will be justice for the unborn,...
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rick santorum. i think he's fantastic candidate. and it was interesting something the romney campaign said recently when they were asked about santorum surging. they said, well, they think he doesn't really have time to surge here in new hampshire. in other words, it's not that he's a better candidate or has great things to say or they want to defend their record versus his, but rather he doesn't have the time in one week to do it. so i thought it was a very odd statement from a campaign that's supposed to be so great with a great nominee or person they're running in mitt romney. made no sense whatsoever. and i think it shows a weakness on their part and not as straight as i would think they would want to have a long conversation. but i guess not. >> todd, tell me specifically one or two things about senator santorum that you like and why you support him for the -- for the presidency? >>. caller: well, he has -- first of all, he's been a bit ignored on his jobs plan which is bringing manufacturing t
rick santorum. i think he's fantastic candidate. and it was interesting something the romney campaign said recently when they were asked about santorum surging. they said, well, they think he doesn't really have time to surge here in new hampshire. in other words, it's not that he's a better candidate or has great things to say or they want to defend their record versus his, but rather he doesn't have the time in one week to do it. so i thought it was a very odd statement from a campaign that's...
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rick santorum. fox news sunday rears at 2:00 p.m., chris wallace talking with house reaps speaker john boehner and a strategist for the mitt romney campaign. stated the union with candy crowley welcoming two presidential candidates, rick santorum and newt gingrich. jim demint and as a democrat from south carolina, jim clyburn. finally at 4:00 p.m., case the nation from cbs. gop presidential candidate newt gingrich and haley barbour of the mississippi. also, lindsey graham. those five talk shows begin at noon eastern. meet the press, this week, fox news sunday, stated the union, and face the nation from cbs. listen to them all on c-span radio. listen on your iphone order by barry. nationwide on xm satellite radio, or go online to our website. >> mr. speaker, the president of united states. [applause] >> tuesday night, a state of the union address. live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern, including the president's speech, republican response by indiana gov. mitch daniels, and your phone calls. live
rick santorum. fox news sunday rears at 2:00 p.m., chris wallace talking with house reaps speaker john boehner and a strategist for the mitt romney campaign. stated the union with candy crowley welcoming two presidential candidates, rick santorum and newt gingrich. jim demint and as a democrat from south carolina, jim clyburn. finally at 4:00 p.m., case the nation from cbs. gop presidential candidate newt gingrich and haley barbour of the mississippi. also, lindsey graham. those five talk shows...
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and if -- rick santorum. if you combine with the two of them have, they would be ahead of mitt romney in half of these primaries but that is not necessarily true because if you look at some of the polling that has been done, it suggests that only some of the votes for newt gingrich would go to santorum if he were to drop out. some would go to romney. other people just would not bode bank at all. -- would not vote at all. it is not a guarantee that rick santorum would get ahead of mitt romney if newt gingrich dropped out but the two of them are competing to be the sole alternative, a conservative alternative to mitt romney. host: wreck santorum made this -- rick santorum made this prediction yesterday in new jersey -- [video clip] >> this is a primary and turnout is everything. you do your job. you do your job. this is the pledge -- if we are able to come out with a huge or surprise win, i guarantee you, i guarantee you that we will win this nomination. we will nominate a conservative and it would nominate a -
and if -- rick santorum. if you combine with the two of them have, they would be ahead of mitt romney in half of these primaries but that is not necessarily true because if you look at some of the polling that has been done, it suggests that only some of the votes for newt gingrich would go to santorum if he were to drop out. some would go to romney. other people just would not bode bank at all. -- would not vote at all. it is not a guarantee that rick santorum would get ahead of mitt romney if...
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both of them ended up on the santorum team. i said to myself, that takes some smarts for a guy like santorum to take these knowledgeable, effective campaigners. one of the most important things about leadership is picking the right people to do the job. you have to set the culture for that organization, of course, but having the right people doing the job well is a big part of setting the culture and getting the job done. i knew early on -- i won't say i knew how great he was going to do in the iowa caucus, but i knew early on that he was going to do the right thing. he was going to campaign with good organization and probably good results would come from starting out with those two. i went with don and randy white house and we went to the ames straw poll. we met some people there that i want to tell you about, because it is important that you know there are people there from south carolina. they have an organization that is going to take what we do in new hampshire, and we were there to let the people in and i would know, if y
both of them ended up on the santorum team. i said to myself, that takes some smarts for a guy like santorum to take these knowledgeable, effective campaigners. one of the most important things about leadership is picking the right people to do the job. you have to set the culture for that organization, of course, but having the right people doing the job well is a big part of setting the culture and getting the job done. i knew early on -- i won't say i knew how great he was going to do in the...
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last week it was newt gingrich and this week it is all about rex santorum -- rick santorum. i just don't agree with the fact -- what am i trying to say? -- that the media just totally ignores him and his message is the only one that can try to turn our country around. otherwise, we are all going to be doomed. >> what is your role tomorrow night at the caucus? >> i will fill in one of the chairs at the caucus sites at roosevelt high school in des moines. i am on my way right now to headquarters to figure out what i need to do tomorrow night. i am definitely going to be there. like i said, to me, he is the only answer and another problem with it is people say that he cannot do both sides of the congress but yet he has. we do not need to be the policeman of the world's. why are we in all of these police actions? why are they sending troops to australia to defend us against china when we have to borrow money from china to defend ourselves from china? it makes no sense. >> thanks very much. you sound like many of our viewers who phone in >> on >> i am glad, vote for ron paul. >>
last week it was newt gingrich and this week it is all about rex santorum -- rick santorum. i just don't agree with the fact -- what am i trying to say? -- that the media just totally ignores him and his message is the only one that can try to turn our country around. otherwise, we are all going to be doomed. >> what is your role tomorrow night at the caucus? >> i will fill in one of the chairs at the caucus sites at roosevelt high school in des moines. i am on my way right now to...
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where is part santorum on the definition of marriage -- rich santorum -- rick. guest: he believes marriage is between a man and woman and that this is the best environment in which to bring up our children that will be created from that union. host: he spoke about that at the university yesterday, a college convention in concord, new hampshire. this is the headline from it. the story goes this way -- host: i would like to play for you a statement that has been well covered with the president talking about black people and entitlements. i'm sure many of our viewers have seen it. i'd like you to tells what you think he is saying. clip: i was talking to several departments and she told me the state of iowa will be fined if they do not sign up more people under the medicaid program. that is what the bottom line is. i don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money. the best way to do that is to get the manufacturing sector of the economy rolling again. host: karen testerman. guest: that is exactly what we are talking about. we're
where is part santorum on the definition of marriage -- rich santorum -- rick. guest: he believes marriage is between a man and woman and that this is the best environment in which to bring up our children that will be created from that union. host: he spoke about that at the university yesterday, a college convention in concord, new hampshire. this is the headline from it. the story goes this way -- host: i would like to play for you a statement that has been well covered with the president...
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this is all from rick santorum. while those factories, as we all know in ohio and pennsylvania have fundamentally changed, the factory school has not. that is from the "new york times piece. minneapolis, neil, independent. good morning. caller: yes i am disillusioned with the republican candidates who tried to endear themselves to the religious people and their party while they are breaking the ninth commandment. the ninth commandment being [inaudible] the ninth amendment, which is not bearing false witness, and they are doing it constantly. host: thanks for calling. little difficulty hearing you. want to remind viewers to keep the sound down on your set a home. we will be able to hear you much better that way. dead, a democrat, good morning. caller: i just want to say as a christian democrat, i'm highly offended that rick santorum would criticize obama's faith. rick santorum in a sex is only paid 1.8 towards charity. president obama paid 13-point- something. -- rick santorum in his tax only paid 1.8 toward somethin
this is all from rick santorum. while those factories, as we all know in ohio and pennsylvania have fundamentally changed, the factory school has not. that is from the "new york times piece. minneapolis, neil, independent. good morning. caller: yes i am disillusioned with the republican candidates who tried to endear themselves to the religious people and their party while they are breaking the ninth commandment. the ninth commandment being [inaudible] the ninth amendment, which is not...
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rick santorum, 8%. i wanted to ask you, as you look across the candidates, how are they going into this crucial weekend shaping up messages to the voters? guest: there are fewer disagreements among the candidates than they would have you believe. i think the voting populace sense is that a little bit. the leadership issue and the ability to lead a country tends to dominate. mitt romney comes into this with a very substantial lead. it struck a little bit in the last couple of days, but not very much. i think he wants to not make any errors and keep the notion of a strong presence, a steady hand on the wheel. that is his message. the other people are fighting less with romney, although some of them are taking shots at romney. they are really fighting for position. ron paul like to maintain a second place position to suggest his movement continues and he is a candidate who has a niche to himself, so to speak. santorum and gingrich are sort of fighting between themselves to be the leader of what you might c
rick santorum, 8%. i wanted to ask you, as you look across the candidates, how are they going into this crucial weekend shaping up messages to the voters? guest: there are fewer disagreements among the candidates than they would have you believe. i think the voting populace sense is that a little bit. the leadership issue and the ability to lead a country tends to dominate. mitt romney comes into this with a very substantial lead. it struck a little bit in the last couple of days, but not very...
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and rick santorum. he is rock-solid on values issues, a favorite of the tea party. more foreign policy credentials than any candidate. rick santorum, a trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back america. >> in the last iowa caucuses in 2008, barack obama when the democratic caucuses and went on to when the presidency. mike huckabee won the republican of iowa caucuses, but dropped out of the race two months later. through tuesday, are c-span cameras are following the 2012 republican candidate at the events throughout the state. every morning, belittled -- political guests are taking your calls on "washington journal." the results of all of the nearly 1800 caucuses, plus candidate speeches. for more resources, and use our campaign 2012 website to watch videos of the candidates on the campaign trail. read the latest from candid political reporters, and people like you from social media sites. >> what a pity it is not interested in the truth. it -- wikipedia is not interested in the truth. william beutler explains the ins and outs. on the overall, yo
and rick santorum. he is rock-solid on values issues, a favorite of the tea party. more foreign policy credentials than any candidate. rick santorum, a trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back america. >> in the last iowa caucuses in 2008, barack obama when the democratic caucuses and went on to when the presidency. mike huckabee won the republican of iowa caucuses, but dropped out of the race two months later. through tuesday, are c-span cameras are following the...
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caucusses shows santorum defeated romney, newt gingrich said santorum is a fine person but running well behind in south carolina. the south carolina primary is saturday, january 21. the florida republican primary is scheduled for january 31. president obama is headed to florida today to talk about a plan for boosting u.s. tourism near orlando. we'll have life coverage of the president's remarks at 12:30 eastern time. those are some of the latest headlines. >> the spiritors' plan was to have the streets lined with their guys, part of whom would create a distraction so that any police he is court would be drawn away and the rest would close in for the kill and murder abraham lincoln. >> 1861, allen pinkerton discovers a plot to kill the 16th president of the united states. this week on c-span3 lectures in history. saturday at 8:00. sunday at 7:30 ob on "the presidency" f.d.r.'s military advisors and their role in fighting the world war. american history this weekend on c-span3. >> on "road to the white house." >> every time you turn around, this is an administration against american jobs,
caucusses shows santorum defeated romney, newt gingrich said santorum is a fine person but running well behind in south carolina. the south carolina primary is saturday, january 21. the florida republican primary is scheduled for january 31. president obama is headed to florida today to talk about a plan for boosting u.s. tourism near orlando. we'll have life coverage of the president's remarks at 12:30 eastern time. those are some of the latest headlines. >> the spiritors' plan was to...
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coming up, we will hear from corporate santorum -- we will hear from rick santorum and mitt romney. watch super tuesday election results tomorrow night on the c- span networks. he is our second screened web page with your tablets or laptop computer. you can also monitor our blog. use a laptop or a tablet to extend your c-span reviewing. >> on "washington journal tomorrow morning, the president of the business roundtable looks at president obama's speech on tuesday night. tom zeller looks that america's middle class. "washington journal" is live every day at 7:00 eastern. republican presidential candidate santorum campaign in ohio i had a super tuesday. -- i had a super tuesday. in ohio, 66 delegates are at stake. mr. santorum spoke to supporters at a rally. >> please welcome our attorney general. [applause] >> what a crowd. wow. there are 500 people here. i guess we have some people outside, too. thank you for being here. 12 of hours to go until the polls opened. this is a new day. this is a great opportunity for ohio to really send a message. the question tomorrow for ohio voters i
coming up, we will hear from corporate santorum -- we will hear from rick santorum and mitt romney. watch super tuesday election results tomorrow night on the c- span networks. he is our second screened web page with your tablets or laptop computer. you can also monitor our blog. use a laptop or a tablet to extend your c-span reviewing. >> on "washington journal tomorrow morning, the president of the business roundtable looks at president obama's speech on tuesday night. tom zeller...
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supports rick santorum. caller: i was originally a michelle laughlin supporter -- michelle bachmann supporter. newt gingrich does not want the massachusetts moderator -- moderate. and he will pull his support behind rick santorum, but he is just in it for himself. newt gingrich supporters need to wake up and say if we want a alternative, rick santorum is the only alternative. larry supports the former speaker. robert just said if you want a conservative candidate, then newt gingrich needs to drop out. caller: i think ron paul is a joke. i think he should not even run newt gingrich has been there since 1994 with reagan and others. he has helped with everything else. i think he is the only one that has sense enough to know what to do, because these people are looking at everything -- these people have the money to back him. newt gingrich has been there, he has done it. he was speaker of the house and everything. i think they should back off and look at him, because he knows what he is doing, and i believe he c
supports rick santorum. caller: i was originally a michelle laughlin supporter -- michelle bachmann supporter. newt gingrich does not want the massachusetts moderator -- moderate. and he will pull his support behind rick santorum, but he is just in it for himself. newt gingrich supporters need to wake up and say if we want a alternative, rick santorum is the only alternative. larry supports the former speaker. robert just said if you want a conservative candidate, then newt gingrich needs to...
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. -- senator rick santorum. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate that. he is our state chairman in south carolina. he is a strong conservative and he has been at my side as we've traveled around the state. it is great to be back here. we had a town hall meeting not too far away from here. we had a few less people than we have today. we have a little more energy and enthusiasm. there is a good reason for. this is a very important election. you have a huge responsibility in south carolina. the field has narrowed a little, but not very much. i suspect that after south carolina, it is going to narrow a little bit more. maybe a lot more. it is very important for you to speak out loudly. the values of this state, the values of this state and the voters in the republican primary in this state, are conservative. they believe in limited government. you believe in a limited federal government. right? [applause] you believe that -- you believe in strong family, a strong community, and faith at the center of our
. -- senator rick santorum. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate that. he is our state chairman in south carolina. he is a strong conservative and he has been at my side as we've traveled around the state. it is great to be back here. we had a town hall meeting not too far away from here. we had a few less people than we have today. we have a little more energy and enthusiasm. there is a good reason for. this is a very important election. you have a huge responsibility in...
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to give rick santorum a lot of credit. when the other candidates were in florida and nevada, santorum was spending time in these other states, and i think that you saw, again, that rick santorum has a lot of appeal among the conservative base and also the conservative base continues to struggle with mitt romney as their standard bearer. those things kind of coalesced and rick santorum merged with a surprising win. mitt romney was seen as the prohibitive favorite. host: minnesota, mitt romney comes in third. rick santorum takes it with 45%. ron paul, second, 27%. mitt romney, 17, and the former speaker with a 11%. guest: again, mitt romney one minnesota in 2008. certainly, everything you read from the local papers in minnesota over the last week, saying those caucuses like colorado are driven by the conservative grassroots types, and mitt romney was not expected to win minnesota. but when you look at the margins, really the story is not that mitt romney lost but rather that he lost by a lot and rick santorum really ran away
to give rick santorum a lot of credit. when the other candidates were in florida and nevada, santorum was spending time in these other states, and i think that you saw, again, that rick santorum has a lot of appeal among the conservative base and also the conservative base continues to struggle with mitt romney as their standard bearer. those things kind of coalesced and rick santorum merged with a surprising win. mitt romney was seen as the prohibitive favorite. host: minnesota, mitt romney...
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[applause] >> rex santorum, which he be a voice for increasing their rights? would you be a voice for speaking out for gay rights in your party and if not, why not? >> i would make certain that every person in america is treated with respect and dignity, and has the quality of opportunity, but i would not agree with some things that the gay community would want to do with respect to adoption and things like that. james madison called the first amendment -- this is the perfect remedy, people of all different backgrounds and faiths can come into the public square and they can be heard in a way that is respectful of everyone else, but just because you don't agree with someone's desire to change the law, it does not mean that you hate them or want to discriminate against them, but you are trying to promote things that you think are the best for society. and if you watch the town hall meetings i have been doing across new hampshire, i do this respectfully and i let the other side make their arguments. we do this in a very respectful way. we may not agree but we'll
[applause] >> rex santorum, which he be a voice for increasing their rights? would you be a voice for speaking out for gay rights in your party and if not, why not? >> i would make certain that every person in america is treated with respect and dignity, and has the quality of opportunity, but i would not agree with some things that the gay community would want to do with respect to adoption and things like that. james madison called the first amendment -- this is the perfect...
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made in the u.s.a. >> what about santorum . what about santorum ? >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. >> this gentleman here. take a couple if you don't mind. >> i will. >> she is holding me up. >> got it? >> that was a good one. thank you very much. >> nice to meet you. >> you too. >> enjoy your lunch. >> thank you very much. >> did you want to be in a picture? >> sure. >> thank you. good luck. >> hi. trying to sneak in. >> one, two, three. >> got it? >> trying. thank you very much. >> what's the biggest difference so far between iowa and new hampshire? >> do you think you'll keep it going all the way through? >> we're getting great crowds. a lot of enthusiasm. they are excited that i'm here and they are supportive and that's about all you can ask for reform >> any thoughts on how you will fare on the primary? >> we have a long, long haul. we need to show momentum that we're moving up. the higher we go, the better we're off. >> there we go. >> senator, everybody talks about jobs being the number one issue. what are you going to do to restore ma
made in the u.s.a. >> what about santorum . what about santorum ? >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. >> this gentleman here. take a couple if you don't mind. >> i will. >> she is holding me up. >> got it? >> that was a good one. thank you very much. >> nice to meet you. >> you too. >> enjoy your lunch. >> thank you very much. >> did you want to be in a picture? >> sure. >> thank you. good luck....
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santorum. with romney, it will be business as usual in washington. steve, i am very sick and tired of having the republican party leaders pick my candidates for me. i want to be able to choose whom i want and it my man is rick santorum. host: thank you. cindy mentions -- we are asking about the possibility of an open convention. rick santorum and newt gingrich approached by mitt romney last week on the possibility of a late entry into the race. inside the washington post, it is about a block and a half from er.e -- the dublin a the president put down his irish roots. this is what the scene looked like at the bar. he put on his irish. a bloodline that he shares. there is a picture along with others. the president did not wear any grain. -- green. he had to pay $10 to get inside. there is the president yesterday afternoon. 45 minutes having a guinness beer at the irish pub. another call. good morning. caller: i have been closely following all of the hubbub of the republican candidates and from th
santorum. with romney, it will be business as usual in washington. steve, i am very sick and tired of having the republican party leaders pick my candidates for me. i want to be able to choose whom i want and it my man is rick santorum. host: thank you. cindy mentions -- we are asking about the possibility of an open convention. rick santorum and newt gingrich approached by mitt romney last week on the possibility of a late entry into the race. inside the washington post, it is about a block...
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senator santorum has been you the most. in his 26 visits, he has assembled a great ground game. he has got some talented folks, politicos. they are going to be formidable. governor perry has a great set of talented people helping him on the ground. they have been running races for quite some time. i told a story somewhere. ron paul's folks are extremely eager and engaged and excited. somebody in the party was telling me they were driving down interstate 26 that cuts through colombia to charleston. they saw a ron paul supporter hanging a sheet, "ron paul for president." he has a great grassroots ground game. those are the ones i have seen the most. governor huntsman has a talented political team. the ground game with the tea party is going to be an interesting thing. i have friends in every camp. a lot of them helped me in my campaign last spring. they know what they are doing. they do not leave a stone unturned across the state when they are talking to people. i think it is wide open. there are new polls coming out. we know how those go up and go down. whoever comes here and con
senator santorum has been you the most. in his 26 visits, he has assembled a great ground game. he has got some talented folks, politicos. they are going to be formidable. governor perry has a great set of talented people helping him on the ground. they have been running races for quite some time. i told a story somewhere. ron paul's folks are extremely eager and engaged and excited. somebody in the party was telling me they were driving down interstate 26 that cuts through colombia to...
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senator santorum. i made a press a couple of days ago when i gave the numbers that each candidate had been here in south carolina in the previous months. he's been here the most actually. in his 26 visits, he assembled a great ground game. more specifically in the upstate. he's got talented folks that are politicos, they've been around this game for a long time. they know how to break that turnout out in the last 72 hours. they're formidable. and governor perry has a great set of talented people helping him on the ground. some political people that have been running races for quite sometime. and then i told the story somewhere yesterday or the day before, i don't remember, you know, ron paul's folks are just there -- they're extremely eager and engaged and excited. >> a name you left out of the whole list asoff ear going through everybody and complimenting folks on their political teams, what about governor romney. he hasn't had a big presence in the state in the last year or so. is that the truth? >>
senator santorum. i made a press a couple of days ago when i gave the numbers that each candidate had been here in south carolina in the previous months. he's been here the most actually. in his 26 visits, he assembled a great ground game. more specifically in the upstate. he's got talented folks that are politicos, they've been around this game for a long time. they know how to break that turnout out in the last 72 hours. they're formidable. and governor perry has a great set of talented...
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and in the end, more than two- thirds of voted for it santorum. -- of them voted for santorum. to say that there was a ballot box stuffing is an attack on the integrity of these men and women and it is unjustified. host: so is rich selling for on the 2 q anyone but ronnie" candidate? guest: no, because newt gingrich remains formidable. i think that they will stay in the race and i'm not desperate to get one of them out. romney may be better than both of them, but i do not think it hurts them to stay in. conservatives are panicking -- the establishment is succeeding in panicking conservatives. fine, let's split the vote. let's say in south carolina mitt romney is 35% and newt gingrich is 25% and rick santorum is will get 20%. host: 25 delegates at stake. guest: paul will get a few and then they go on to the next contest and florida. at some point, it passed a narrow down. once april 1 in the winner-take- all states, then being first with a plurality starts to matter. running first is better than running second or third. i do not think it is really proper or i do not feel that i
and in the end, more than two- thirds of voted for it santorum. -- of them voted for santorum. to say that there was a ballot box stuffing is an attack on the integrity of these men and women and it is unjustified. host: so is rich selling for on the 2 q anyone but ronnie" candidate? guest: no, because newt gingrich remains formidable. i think that they will stay in the race and i'm not desperate to get one of them out. romney may be better than both of them, but i do not think it hurts...